Thanks. I had to read several times just to try and get fired up at Brands. After the third time I realized that there is nothing to it. Much ado about nothing IMO. As for the HR posters...if it really pisses people off then why read it?
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It was brought here. I don’t go to their board to read their garbage
This would be a much closer comparison if Czechoslovakia had been invaded by Moldova instead of by Hitler. Also less offensive.
We have nothing to fear until Inference and Accusation start beating Nico in thr room. On the other hand, Godwin has defeated this thread with an illegal fist to the back.
Fine line for sure. Could interpret it as "we could cheat to get extra recruits but we don't" in a vacuum, which doesn't implicate anyone per se. I think it's just one of those things that's on everyone's mind.
But yeah, Cael is better at this game than anyone else
No offense Roar but I don't think I've ever seen you find anything wrong/offensive with anything
Man some of you best get your heart meds increased
Best get back to the crybaby board. We don’t make excuses here
He clearly didn't follow the by the book mantra Brands is espousing.
And I love the use of the word beclown....priceless!!!
We need a fancy sound effect when the King of All Trolls makes his appearance in a thread
There is nothing to get upset with regarding what Brands said, but it was said. He implied some weren't playing fair. Since psu, tOsu and Osu are all out recruiting him it's probably to those programs he is referring albeit with no further proof of said mischief. I have a feeling if he was #2 he wouldn't of said it.
To claim otherwise and say nothing to see here folks, move along is probably not what the founders of Rivals had intended.
To claim otherwise and say nothing to see here folks, move along is probably not what the founders of Rivals had intended.
I can see its meaning going both ways, and in that instance you must give the benefit of the doubt.
...no question that Brands feels he's at a disadvantage...
... but not vs Penn State... they have always done it right...
... he's really fighting the image of Gable... who always interpreted the rules to his advantage ...
... but not vs Penn State... they have always done it right...
... he's really fighting the image of Gable... who always interpreted the rules to his advantage ...
I only speak for myself. Have yourself a wonderful evening purescurve. Find something to love tonight! Going to catch up on some Super 32 before i watch the game against minnysota
I had a "remember when" today with an OSU fan at preseason nationals in Cedar Falls. The good old days.
Seriously, though. I see tOSU taking the top spot shortly. Better recruiting grounds and money. PSU will hang in there like Okie St and Iowa. Michigan is going to be good, they have MONEY too. Iowa better make the greatest wrestling complex on this planet or hire a coach that kids want to wrestle for free for.
Is Dan Gable stupid? I don't think so, but every situation is different. If he didn't think Tom could coach, he wouldn't be there.
Seriously, though. I see tOSU taking the top spot shortly. Better recruiting grounds and money. PSU will hang in there like Okie St and Iowa. Michigan is going to be good, they have MONEY too. Iowa better make the greatest wrestling complex on this planet or hire a coach that kids want to wrestle for free for.
Is Dan Gable stupid? I don't think so, but every situation is different. If he didn't think Tom could coach, he wouldn't be there.
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What do you know another BWI thread about HR. You guys are like 12 year old gossip queens. "Look what they said on their forum!". You ever posted on HR? Or do you just repost all of the HR posts on BWI where you can get upvotes from your fanbase?
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Yep, you just gossip about HR posts on BWI. If you have something to say about the HR comments feel free to say them on HR. I can guarantee our moderator won't moderate you for it. (can't say the same in reverse).
Just about every HR thread turns into a Cael (Carl, Bael) hate fest, tin foil hat time or Sandusky. So I guess there's plenty of mutual admiration on both boards.
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How many threads do you see on HR about what you guys are posting on BWI? I don't recall any.
Idc what the content is. If you take issue with an HR post, comment and call it out directly on HR. Reposting and bitching about it here is just petty. Especially when you've got people like pish69 talking about standing up to confrontation and defending your team. Are you really standing up for your team if you're avoiding the HR post and just criticizing HR on your own fanbase forum?
Like I said, I can guarantee the HR mod won't ban PSU posters for discussion. You have to hardcore troll to receive a ban there. Same can not be said for here.
Hey vodka, crawl back to your site. We actually talk wrestling here and it has been quite a while since a HR thread, unlike the 10 year old girls you all act like. Plus we were responding to an interview with TB as well as follow up from The HR gaggle.
Plus, i asked you a specific question about calling out abusive posters, and you acted like a little girl, despite you saying you didnt allow it. So, be a man and crawl back. I was told to stay off your forum and I have. And the filth thrown out after was ridiculous.
Plus, i asked you a specific question about calling out abusive posters, and you acted like a little girl, despite you saying you didnt allow it. So, be a man and crawl back. I was told to stay off your forum and I have. And the filth thrown out after was ridiculous.
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There was another HR post around a week ago or less. You serious? I don't come to your site often, but every single time I do there is a post on the first page, "I read this on HR....".
East coast was always supposed to be more thick skinned and happy to engage in confrontation. This board and many users on this board have a tendency to gossip and post about people behind their backs like children. If you take issue with any of the comments OP linked, go call the people out on HR for it. Our moderator allows that. You will get push back obviously, but it's better than treating a college wrestling forum like a teenage girl's social media outlet.
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That's ironic. This thread isn't about 'wrestling'. Your Super 32 thread seemed to have an abrupt end of discussion.
Whether one chooses to be annoyed by Brands' comments or not, one would have to be incredibly naïve to think he is not casting aspersions on teams that have outrecruited Iowa in recent years; primarily Penn State and Ohio State chief among them.
Now, I could give a rat's a** what this midget says about my program, but let's not pretend we don't realize exactly what he meant.
Now, I could give a rat's a** what this midget says about my program, but let's not pretend we don't realize exactly what he meant.
Can we quit with the 'little girl' stuff? The back-and-forth name-calling, I-know-you-are-but-what-am-I nanny-nanny-boo-boo does not accomplish anything other than make both boards look foolish.
Vodka, I tend to agree with your point that if someone here takes issue with something going on at HR that they should go to the source to deal with it, but I can also respect the perspective that you don't go to someone else's house and tell them how to run it unless you want a lot of vitriolic pushback in return. I can't attest to the OP's perspective, but both boards are guilty of complaining about one another a lot.
In the meantime, we'll probably continue to bust on you here about your attempted 60 Minutes bit over there, because, well, it's just more fun to do it here.
Vodka, I tend to agree with your point that if someone here takes issue with something going on at HR that they should go to the source to deal with it, but I can also respect the perspective that you don't go to someone else's house and tell them how to run it unless you want a lot of vitriolic pushback in return. I can't attest to the OP's perspective, but both boards are guilty of complaining about one another a lot.
In the meantime, we'll probably continue to bust on you here about your attempted 60 Minutes bit over there, because, well, it's just more fun to do it here.
Likewise, feel free to become an HR moderator instead of attempting to impose it here.
That HR thread where the mod told the posters to stop whining so much ... that went well.
Laughable on so many levels. Wtf are you even talking about? HR mods don't ban PSU folks for discussion? When I take issue with shit on HR.. I do as you say and I take it up there. The end result? Your sensitive type there begs and pleads to the mods to throw down the banhammer. And how do we know all that? Because the mod himself created a thread calling you all out as a bunch of whiners and asked that you some how, some way find a backbone and grow a set of balls when someone says something you don't particularly agree with instead of bombarding him with pm's like a bunch of 5 year olds.
You have me confused now. I'm told when I post there that I really shouldn't take issue or be defensive and to keep quiet because it's your house. Now you're telling me we should take it up there (not here) when we disagree with what's being said. So which is it?
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Can we quit with the 'little girl' stuff? The back-and-forth name-calling, I-know-you-are-but-what-am-I nanny-nanny-boo-boo does not accomplish anything other than make both boards look foolish.
Vodka, I tend to agree with your point that if someone here takes issue with something going on at HR that they should go to the source to deal with it, but I can also respect the perspective that you don't go to someone else's house and tell them how to run it unless you want a lot of vitriolic pushback in return. I can't attest to the OP's perspective, but both boards are guilty of complaining about one another a lot.
In the meantime, we'll probably continue to bust on you here about your attempted 60 Minutes bit over there, because, well, it's just more fun to do it here.
I honestly don't ever recall reading a thread on HR or even comments on HR about what is discussed on BWI. I imagine it's happened, before but I don't ever recall it and I view the board daily.
You can mock me calling/emailing the compliance departments all you want. I take no offense. The fact is, the compliance departments mission statement explicitly states their job is to ensure programs are complying with the NCAA regulations bylaws and it's also their job to communicate and answer questions from the community. Some of you seem to think it's not their job to talk to and respond to inquires from fans. That's simply not the case. Out of the ~ 10 schools I contacted, the only one I received a response back from was U of Iowa.
Regardless of whether or not any wrestling program is 'cheating', there are some definite vague areas open for manipulation in regards to bypassing the scholarship limitations. College recruiting 'cheating' is not a rare thing. There is a long history of it across many sports.
I've always added the caveat that I have absolutely no insider info and everything I post is pure speculation/skeptical questioning. That doesn't prevent some people from becoming incredibly butthurt and overly defensive.
I respect a good discussion. I just don't get the pettiness that is somewhat prevalent on college wrestling forums - this board, themat (worst of them all), and HR.
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What does that have to do with this discussion? As I've said I've never reported or 'ignored' anybody. I'm a big advocate of talking directly with the people you disagree with rather than make a post on another corner of the web to cry about it. It's ironic you mention the HR mod telling posters to stop whining and deal with it, when the mods of this forum are as trigger happy as you can get to any opposition.
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